I agree and now with our utter complete removal from anything remotely viewed as humanitarian aid it couldn't be more fitting.
It’s War
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why yes it does .... thank you for naming my garage
I could be wrong, but this is how I remember things from various history stuff I've read over the years. Prior to 1947, there was a Secretary of War and a Secretary of the Navy, each head of a Department. The Secretary of War was in charge of the Army. Technically, I believe, he was considered a notch above the Navy guy, but rarely messed with any Naval matters. When they created the Department/Secretary of Defense in 1947, the Secretary of War instantly became the Secretary of the Army, and he, along with his Navy counterpart, were definitively placed under the Secretary of Defense. They're not just changing the name back, they're appropriating the Secretary of the Army's old name.
Meaning gets lost in the termnology sometimes. Pray for peace but prepare for War. Seems to me the United States of America has been a Dove long enough. The Hawk is past due to watch over our land.
Certainly shorter than "Department of Breaking Things and Killing People (DBTKP). Joe
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Well its another case of Tradition, one that should have Never been changed to begin with.
My Dad always referred to my Mom as "The War Department."
Can't help picturing President Lincoln pacing and awaiting the telegraphed news from Gettysburg .
Single most important issue of the millennium!
Not sure what was 'woke' about the President who ordered the world's only wartime use of nuclear weapons changing the Department's name with the overwhelming concurrence of Congress. Many members of Congress who voted on this had direct knowledge of WW II from military or Congressional service from 1941 through 1945.
Capt. Harry S. Truman, US Army AEF, 35th Division, 129th Field Artillery, Commander of Battery D, which participated with distinction in the Vosges, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. https://www.military.com/history/capt-harry-s-truman.html
Not sure what was 'woke' about the President who ordered the world's only wartime use of nuclear weapons changing the Department's name with the overwhelming concurrence of Congress. Many members of Congress who voted on this had direct knowledge of WW II from military or Congressional service from 1941 through 1945.
Capt. Harry S. Truman, US Army AEF, 35th Division, 129th Field Artillery, Commander of Battery D, which participated with distinction in the Vosges, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. https://www.military.com/history/capt-harry-s-truman.html
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Probably not cost anymore than changing the Army's uniforms every 10 years or so or all this experimenting with the latest wonder cartridge which require a whole family of small arms.
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All I see is a pointless flex at our expense.
Words matter.
Ask an attorney, they use language as a tool every day in their craft.
Politicians use language as a tool to gain favor or increase discontent among the public depending upon their agenda. Unfortunately, the average folks aren't in the business of identifying language subtleties and are blatantly mislead.
I think politicians should be held accountable to the same standards as banks and insurance companies requiring written communications must be easily understood with very little education.
Simple direct language is a thing of the past, but it needs a re-birth. George Carlin did a great comedy routine about what he deemed soft language that takes the life out of life. He was spot on. He described us going from shell shocked, to battle fatigue to post traumatic stress disorder.
Ask an attorney, they use language as a tool every day in their craft.
Politicians use language as a tool to gain favor or increase discontent among the public depending upon their agenda. Unfortunately, the average folks aren't in the business of identifying language subtleties and are blatantly mislead.
I think politicians should be held accountable to the same standards as banks and insurance companies requiring written communications must be easily understood with very little education.
Simple direct language is a thing of the past, but it needs a re-birth. George Carlin did a great comedy routine about what he deemed soft language that takes the life out of life. He was spot on. He described us going from shell shocked, to battle fatigue to post traumatic stress disorder.
Trivial baloney. How are we coming on lowering drug costs and solving the hunger problem in this country? Oh, and by the way, gas is going up!
Same! And for over 20 years I've kept the tradition alive. It's fun thrift shopping with my wife and of course we want to look at different things. Later when I go to find her a staff member will sometimes see me looking around and say "Can I help you find something?" I love the confused look I get when replying "I'm looking for the War Department" lol.
Todd
My Dad loved Harry Truman. He was on a troop ship headed to Japan after two years in Europe when Harry dropped the bomb. Might be the only reason I'm here!
The late Don Jones, one of our elders at church, was a Marine Raider who had been wounded at Guadalcanal and again at Tinian. He was fresh out of convalescent leave and en route invasion of Japan. He was also pleased with Truman's decision.
I thought I divorced her...
...BenSame here. For your Dad to be in Europe two years, he must've been in one of the units that started out in North Africa, then went to Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and was in Austria when the war ended.
I respect your opinion. Yet, I like President Washington for establishing the Dept of War.
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